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attempt to bring down books, but I nipped
this in the bud. We have the most
furious arguments - political, military, social
& general - tempers get very rough, & people
get very rude - especially myself - but it is
all very good, because no malice is borne,
& everything comes out all right again.
We have just the correct mixture for
this, of course - Trevor is rather Red &
a bit pig headed, too apt to generalise.
Eric is foolishly dyed in the wool tome
blue & rather pompous, brainless, as
you know. Terence Waters is pretty pukka
, British, but quie clever & sound in
his own way. Mac emerges from his
silence quite a lot & is quite good. Whelan
more or less spectates, except on Army
matters. I don't quite know what I am,
but I seem to get more furious
& vehement than anybody else, & find